Rare 1899 Puce Colored Paris France Theleme Cafe Historic decanter carafe Bottle

Description: A magnificent and rare decanter or carafe from the once famous l'Abbaye de Thélème cafe / night club in Paris, France! The decanter is in the highly sought after "puce" color. It has many wonderful features including enameling, gold gilt, a pour spout, an applied handle, and etching. The decanter carafe or bottle was hand blown, there are no seams, and the base has been cut and polished meaning that there was an open pontil scar that has been ground and polished away. There is a hand scribed - etched number 32 in the center of the base. The height is just shy of 9" with an outer diameter of approximately 4 3/4". Other than two tiny fleabite chips on the lip the decanter is in magnificent condition. Please use the zoom feature on all of the photos as the best description. The l'Abbaye de Thélème restaurant was in Paris, France. It was one of the famous cafe society venues frequented by prominent artistic and literary figures of the late 19th and early 20th century. Waiters and waitress dressed as monks and nuns making it one of the earliest "themed" restaurants that are so popular today! Many major historical artists, politicians, authors, and other types of VIP figures may have drunk from this exact vessel! I will ship overseas using the eBay International Shipping program.

Price: 50 USD

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

End Time: 2024-11-21T00:14:43.000Z

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